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good condition essential. - Broadwood Terrace, Happy

Valley.

TO

TO BE LET.

LET.-- Kowloos,

toda

to let

convenient 3 room flat, apply Bax No. 756 co Telegraph."

"Hongkong

TO LET-FANLING, A New Bungalow situated on Wo Hop Set-Apply to Tsang Foo & Co.

FOR SALE.

High-powered Seven Passenger Touring Car perfect running condition. driven only 5,300 miles. Owner driven.

FOR SALE -

Telegraph."

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PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

THE Undersigned have receiv

ed instructions to sell by Public Auction on

Friday, the asth July, 1922 commencing at 11 a.m.

at their Sales Rooms, Duddell

Street,

A Quantity of Valuable Office Furniture comprising:--

FOR

COR SALE--Steam Launch-1 York safe & Lock Co.'s safe

Terms: Cash on delivery. Langth 66 ft. Speed

LAMMERT BROS.

Auctioneers.

Knots. First Class Condition.- Apply Box No. 741 do "Hong- kong Telegraph.”

Q.

NOTICE.

R.

THURSDAY,

IN THE SUPREME COURT- OF HONGKONG ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.

A

18 THE MATTER at Win rowatt Limite

and

JULY 27, 1922.

THE DAYS OF THE TEA CLIPPER.

ta

Some Reminders of the Past.

Captain Andrew Showan, who|

the famous cammanded IN THE MATTER of the Hang-clipper Norman Court, has con- Ondmanstributed a most interesting article 1923.921.

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Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Publio Auction Sale, to be held on Monday. the Sist. day of July, 192 as 3pm, at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Order of

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to Sen Breezes, the Pacific Steem NOT

Navigation Company's attractive His Excellency the Governor, ofj

that a Petition was on the little magazine, which he has one Lat of Crown Land at Lugard}" Road in the Colony of Hongkong. 17th day of July 1822, presented entitled "In the Stirring Days of for a term of 75 years, with the to the Supreme Court of Hong the Tes Clippers." In an intro-

the above

named ductory note, Captain Sharad option of renewal at a Crown kong by

alteras those who knew the Rant to be fixed by the Surveyor Company to confirm an

■ little tired of His Majesty the King, for one tion of the aid Company's old ships get

the Thermopylae objects proposed to be effected of hearing further term of 75 years. PARTICULARS OF THE LOT. by a Special Resolution of the and the Cutty Sark cracked up. said Company unanimously pass-and the others, equally famous in ed at an Extraordinary General their day, if not more so, lost in Healing of the said Company oblivion. He says the fault is not hald on the 7th day of Juna 1929, with present-day writers, as it is and subsequently onanimously natural that they should appland confirmed at an Extraordinary the Cutty Sark, which is still with General Meeting of the said us, and the Thermopylae also who Company held on the 26th day of lived out her days. June 1922, sod which Resolation

Karal Building Bed No. 215

Boundary

Leasurements.

th

azie plas.

NOTICE.

Cuplanta!

About 19,000

"past Pulce, I

Particulars and Conditions of

So, of Pinle,

tegiary No

1,wality.

Fous dary

Yeanrementa.

runs as follows-

The first part of the article will be found on Page of this issue.

That the provisions of the In the course of further observa- Company's Memorandum of tions, Captain Showan says

But to show how Fartune Association with respect to its

ing.

BEGINNING FRIDAY, 28th. at the WORLD THEATRE

MARY MILES MINTER IN

EYES OF THE HEARTS"

It is the story of a young girl whose great faith in life took her through the land of shadow, whole gloom only the eyes of heart can penetrate, aut into the sunshine of restored sight and love. The plot is strong and intense, and proves that beauty and nobility of character, loyaly and devotion, are to be found in very humble and commonplace persons.

Let your heart lead you to see this most dramatic and most exquisite of MARY MILES MINTER'S PRODUCTIONS,

"EYES OF THE HEARTS"

Next forenoon we got our pilot,

the Ascalon. Shortly after the

objects be altered so as to read takes mincement of records, 1o Dungeness, and were soon in photos (which I send you) were as shown in the print signed must show how the tables were tow for Gravesend, Poor youth taken 1 left in the Norman Court for the purpose of identification turned on the Norman Court by I was not aware of the disappoint for Shanghai, and a week or two by the Chairman of this meet-little-known, though fass, ship meat in store for me. We passed later, Watt was suddenly ordered the Argonant, of London. Her Gravesend at 4 x.m. and, the fide to take the scalon to Shanghai Wait, who had never been any- Captain was, perhaps, next to ving, kept in for the docks, but with s cargo of coal.

Dick Robinson, the hardest when Bill White, our waterman,

here else than Melbourne or AND NOTICE IS FURTHER

was rather flustered the letting by Public Auction GIVEN that the said Petition is driver in the China Trade. This came aboard. be pointed out a

says he, "No!" "Why, that's groups in the Pacific, but with Sale, to be held on Monday, directed to be heard before His was Sandy Nicholson, who had large black ship lying at the Sydney, the 31st. day of July, 1922 Honour the Chief Justice on made a name in the Red Riding boys. "Do you know her?" about his trip through the island I may say that rail carrying Nicholson in the Argonaut," "Oh! the luck of the novice be mad For information apply Bookcase, lasa cabinet, tables, 3 m., at the Offices of the Tuesday the ist. day of August Hood, in the early 60's.

fall for more. However, we dock. Į days, Sydney to Shanghai. As we Box No. 1 ejo "Hongkong card index cabinets, with draw Public Works Department, by 1922 at 10.15 am. o'clock in the

ers, ceiling lights, oscillating Order of His Excellency the forenoon and say person interest was not the only point. The Bless him." My heart was too the best passage of that season, 35 ted in the said Company whether man who bad the nerve and coed a day before him, for be was had many jolly excursions in Governor, of one table fan, porcelain basin, etc.

Crown Land at Findley Road, 1s Creditor or otherwise desirous fidence to dash through a narrow stopped through his bill of health. Sydney, where I was the stranger.

when circumstances

Mind you, I yet did not think it I had to do the honours in Also

was the ship that we had seen off Shanghai, and we enjɔyed our for the confirmation of the said aroar to favour his doing 80,

selves immensely. But our frolics in the Colony of Hongkong, for at oppose the making of an Order channel, term of 21 years.

For in the Western Islands, but when antagonist PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.alteration under the above Ordin- often saved days over bis more

the Argonaut docked, and lay there must remain untold at pres- apces should appear at the time cautions of hearing by himself or his stance, Nicholson gained on my stem of us, next (a Sunday) ont. I asked him. as he was

40 self by exploit

growing" a bit over his good Coansel for the

matning, the steward hailed me purpose, bumbia

passage, by what routs be carce. and copy of the said Petition of this kind. But I was only a will be furnished to any such youngster, a boy of 23, having gotaal passed. He was not "eocky person requiring the same by the command by a trick of fortune, because they had beaten usaday. He could not expisin precisely, undersigned, the said Company's through our Captain having to but said, My word, you was but he made for the biggest gaps Solicitors on payment of the re-leave his ship in the Channel giving it to her when we sighted through the groups of islands, as I had left you off the Islands;" He let the they came in bis way, and the through ill-health.

cat out of the bag, as Nicholson straightest road. So victory is Igulated charge for the same.

a day before Dated the 22nd day of July, 1922. Foochow

Of course I had known Nichol- DEACON LOOKER DEACON Argonaut, and to my great satis would not admit he had seen us not always to the scientists.

faction bad got down the China

son from boyhood. But all he Ses in 32 days against the men would admit was, "Andrew, you soon. We did well till we lost the N. E trades in the Atlantic, have begun well my boy! (If I bad only finished so it would have when we fell in with bailingbeen better.) However, what I northerly winds which detained as more than a fortnight. After wanted to point out was that Nicholson beat me through his passing the Western Islands we met strong sentberly winds, and experience and confidence.

Ho steered for Scilly, made the though I know all hope of making light, and so was running up a quick passage was over,

Channel before a fine gale, while carried on sail all the same. Following the example of good we for 10 hours were staggering across the Chancel to make the sirdinner, be fresh to keep

instead of

FOR SALE-Smart

Steam

Launch. Price $7,000. Apply Box No. 749 lo "Hongkong Telegraph."

NOTICE OF REMOVAL

from this day, WE bave

remused our offices to 35.1 Wyndham Street,

RK MODI, Hongkong, 27th. July 1992.

HONOKONT LAWN TENNIS ASSOCIATION.

PRESENTATION OF SHIELDS.

THE Undersigned have received

instructions to sell by Public! Auction o0

Friday the 28th. July, 1922, commencing at 2.45 p.m. at No. 3 Liberty Avenue (Ho MuD Tin)

A Quantity of Valuable House- hold Furniture including Canton Blackwood. ware and Oil Paintings (Full particulars from catalogue) On view from Thursday the 27th. July

Terms: Cash on delivery."

LAMMERT BROS., Auctioneers.

Gardea Lot No. 59.

*

As per wie plas.

NOTICE.

13

Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 31st day of July, 1922, at 3 p.m, at the offices of the Public

Cone

ed instructions to sell by His Excellency the Governor, of Public Auction of

Saturday, the 20th. July, 1931.

commencing at 11 am.

HE Shield will be presented to the Winners in the "A and "B" Divisions by Mrs. Severn on Saturday, July 29th.. A at the Indian Recreation Club's Ground.

will be Exhibition matches played Winners versus The Rest in each Division, commencing at 4.3.

JOHN C. FLETCHER, Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, July 27th.. 1922.

WAR DEPARTMENT CONTRACT.

SEALED

EALED tenders will be receiv the Headquarters Offices, Victoria Barracks, Hong kong, until 12 o'clock noon, on the date stated, for the undermen- tioned service for the period 25th, to 31st March August 1922, 1923--

Supply of Coal, Coke, Charcoal and Firewood. 10th August 1922. Tender Forms and any neces sary information may be obtained at the above office between the hours of 10 am, and 1 p.m. daily.

Tenders will not be entertained onless accompanied by a deposit of $100, as a guarantee of good faith.

The right to reject the lowest or any tender is reserved.

NOTICE.

& HARSTON.

1. Des Voeux Road Central, Hoogkong. Solicitors for the Company.

OFFICE ACCOMMODATION Available At

Comaught House (Late The Astor House Hotel)

THE Undersigned have receiv. Works Department by Order of OVER 50 large rooms to be les for use as offices, chambers, Lot of Crown Land at shops, ett immediately at

the Colony of moderate rents. Pokfulam in

of 75 A term Hongkong, for years, with the option of renewal Bt & Crown Rent to be fixed by Quantity of Valuable House-the Surveyor of His Majesty the King, for one further term of 75]

at Stillingete " No. 4 Peak Road

hold Furniture

(Fall particulars from catalogue) years.

a150

1 Cottage Piano by "Hopkinson " in good condition

On view from Friday the 28th. July. Terms: Cash on delivery. LAMMERT BROS.

Auctioneer.

THE Undersigned have receiv

ed instructions to sell by Pablic Auction on

Thursday, the 3rd. Aug., 1932

commencing at 2.45 p.m.

at "Slemish," No. 98 The Peak A Large Quantity of. Valuable

Household Furniture

Also

A Few Pieces of Blackwood-ware. On view from Wednesday the 2nd. August Catalogues will be issued. Terms: Cash on delivery,

THE

LAMMERT BROS.,

Auctioneers,

COWIE HARBOUR COAL COMPANY LIMITED, · SILIMPOPON COAL

THE godersigned are prepared

co quote prices for beat quali- ty freshly mined SILIMPOPON COAL, trimmed into Bunkers zi SEBATTIK or SANDAKAN (British North Borneo) or to contract for regular Bunker Sup

| PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.

Registry No.

Boreality.

Rural Building Lot No. 214.

Bowadary Xylazzemedia.

W.

teen fees feet. | fant,

As per cat plāt

l'entrata la

Izier.

Apply for full particulars, rental term, &c., to Yessts. HASTINGS & HASTINGS. Solicitors, &c.,

Des Voeux Road Central.

COLONIAL EXPOSITION.

365

A Marseilles Event. One of the most remarkable ex- hibitions held to advertise the of and products

industries colonial countries had its venue

after to

About

1

p.m.

We took

the

in

English land. Had the wind

southerly come the deck at night, if necessary northerly. I should have been at Gravesend 12 hours before bim. our royale and kept staggering guch was the fortune of sea away with a beam wind ander the three topgallan: Balls.

When I came on deck, about 4 p.m., the mate pointed out a ship

clipper war.

You might now, perhaps, like * few words on Captains Ayling

Bat, poor fallow, he was a bit nervous as to going down the China Sea, Gasper Straits especi- ally being feared. As I had been through them more than twenty times, out and home, I tried to assure him there was nothing really to be troubled about. Yet I felt he was troubled, and was sorry.

Strang to say whether he had brooded too much over the matter or not as he approached Gaspar Straits on his way home, he fell

into a fever and died, shortly

after passing through.

They laid his body to rest in the lonely, little island called the North Watcher, which forma a leading mark into the Straits of Sunda, for ships coming from the Į northward. Poor Johnale!

to leeward of a sayids, "I think and Watt, fellow master mariners, was very sad to hear the news. Aberdeen not a vicious streak about him. be knows us, for when I first of my own time. They were in He was full of life and fun with sighted him he was carrying noth-courge of cations.

White Star clippers, vessels But it was ever this. "Whon

the gods love, die young." ing above his topsails, but be bas

always favourably regarded.

The Ascalon and Aviemore jast sat his main sop-gallant sail is not that the ship which lag belonged to the Aberdeen White astern of usio Foochow?" I did star Line, two fast clipper ships not recognize the Argonaut, nor built in Walter Hood's Yard, did I want to: besides, I did no: Aberdeen, just previous to the think Nicholson would have Thermopylae. I fancy they were allowed us to pass him, which about the last of the wooden we did, till be made sail.

were

a

•

TUNG KANG NOT ALLOWED TO RESIGN.

Services Too Valuable to the Nation.

Peking, July 19.

A mandals to-day rejects Mr. Tung Kang's resignation axt Mr. Tung Kang and recognizes points out that the nation trusts -

clippers. and both gave good "THAT'S THE ARG NAUT."

accounts of themelves in the Anyhow, the wind kept souther- London-Australian trade.

westerly and in In 1875 Capt. Tom Ayling (in .. Marseilles recently, when the ly and

the contradistinction to his brother GOST was few days we Colonial Exposition, as it

As

master in the man. Harry, siro a young officially termed, attracted & large Channel. concourse of businessmen and with a certificate to lose, I was same Line) was the senior Cap the public who were curious to taking no risks. The weathertain of Thomson's White Star get correct impressions of that was thick and I kept a mid-chan-fleet,though the Aylings were

However, in the English amongst a wealth of section of lado-Chins which had nel course, come under France's protection morning, by my reckoning, I was Scottish talent. Tom was bon And to form their own judgments nearly abreast of the Lizard, with tirant. He loved to have & boat 赢得 regards the wooderfall the wind shying to the northward.load of ladies. to

thought I must go caper- Sydney Harbour wish, and aa3 2 Mresigned his position in podoties protch Colonies. The ing up Channel sito making gingerboy plowsed to act as scathing terms for the recent

NOTICE.

C. W. Anderson having potentialities of this vast region,

contacts for the Company is now st an end. Dated the 25th. day of July, 1922 CANADIAN PACIFIC STEAM SHIPS, LIMITED. P. A. COX, General Agent.

HONGKONG TRAMWAY COMPANY LIMITED.

—

of

เจ

Bail round

his energy, ability, experience.

and integrity. His services are

be allowed to resign. at present ausential and he cannot

AMBER GLASSES.

Another mandate refers in

assault on Mr. Tong Kang as an our Office, bis sathority to sign Lax-Goreroor-General of lado sure of my postion. I did not forecastle head man.

He could sing a good song, and cotrage committed against the Chins, H. Sarraut, who is now want to lay the ribs and, trucks the Minister for the Colonies, and of the Norman Court on the sail & clipper ship as well. He Cabinet representing the people at whose artistic inclinations were French Coast, as bad just hap made me laugh when describing the Capital of China, and orders Mandate bad effect in to be seen in the examples pened to a fine Australian clipper, his brother Harry's remarks on the prosecution of the offenders.

architecture Eastern

be the Yatala, so I gave orders to becoming mate with bin in the Tho

of Finance. introduced into the surround baul ber up for the English land celebrated Star of Peace away ending the strike at the Ministry ings of the Exposition, filled must get a sight of that before back in the "fifties."

Like all Hood's ships, she was his role with so much success going much fartber.

This meant briaging the ship very fast in a breeze, but also very that the consensus of opinion wasj that it was one of the most unique nearly broad-side on to the sea, wet. Harry Ayling had been functions of its nature ever held. and she was scooping the Western brought up in the Blackwa}} One is left to marvel how the Ocean over her weather rail by Indismen, and when the Star of

Amber lenses have proved to be massiva strpctures that are to be waggon loads. We had to shorten Peace was coming reand the Incorporated in the United Kingdom) met and admired by the tourist in sail, thus reducing speed, but THora, for daye on and, like a

"balf-tider dook," bis remarks on most efficient for out-door wear. All irritating However, shout 3 p.m. I heard the diving-bell qualities of Aber is the tropical sun. Plies for Gor 12 months at favour.NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

result is a restful feeling to tăn ble rates. Steamers calling at SEBATTIK | END of ONE SHILLING per those efected to give the neces the welcome ery Land Ha?" deen alippets were painful and light rays are absorbed and the

Where away?". "Four point free."

box," Surr Be could swear for half-an-hour eye and a relief from the whiim or SANDAKAN exclusively for Share on account of the year 1922 sary affect to the Exposition. The

stacco reproductions are by far on the weather as the new editlog of the Tele-Bunkers are exempt from pay-has been declared.

The DIVIDEND will be pay the most elaborate festures, the enough I made out the Station end. Yet he stuck to them, and glare. Amber lenses are especiai gent of ordinary Fort Cha gea

be minimum draft of water able on and after WEDNESDAY, Palace of Angkor in which the Point Pet your helm up; keep both brothers, favourites in the ly recommended to those whose on the range, persons contempla: longside the Company's Wharf the 23rd day of August, 1922, to predecessors of the present her away E by 8" "Get a pall Sydney trade, sailed the good work fake them in the man, Sebatlik is 28 feet at low water Shareholders on the Register on natives established their ancient on the wesiber braces and loose ships of the Aberdeen, Line till officers find them indispensable making a calf each Subscriber is Spring Tides Charts of Cowie TUESDAY, the 8th day of Aug. royalty being an outstanding the top-gallant smile" and very steant revolutionised the trade. Kindly requested to give the name Bay (Bebattik Harbour), and any 1922, and will be paid to Sharepoint of interest for the visitors, soon we were staggering up Captain J. Watt (Johnnie) was inga sex toyage will find t of the Brabangs to which the required information concerning holders on the Colonial (Hong The photographer has embraced Channel ander all she could carry dever in any other employ, then glasses almost a necessity, Am the port can be had on applice korg] Register at the exchange the opportunity of putting these I reckon some of the lumbering in the same Aberdeen Line Helenses of any perscription in a desired number is connected.

tion to

rate of 28. 740. per Dollar. embellishments into more lasting old timber-laden Quebec men, we almo's good companion, and regular or Torko forms are

records than stucco work, and, which we passed that night, loping his taffer, just CHINA & JAPAN

batch of pictures has been for along under their whole topskits, were to make the TELEPHONE & ELECTRIC

warded us by the French Con- must have thought it was the but all in moderat

wanded the sulate Genera

A New Telephone Exchange to serve the Peak Areas will be opened on 29tb. instant. After this date calls for Peak Subscri- bers may be made by using the present numbers until such time

phons Directory is in circulation.

The Hongkong Exchange will

be known as Central Exchange

dating from 29th instant. When

RT BRADLEY & CO. LID

COWIE HARBOUR COAL

CO.LTD.

Indo-China could be reproduced was determind to be sure. that an INTERIM DIVID with such fidelity to detail as

By Order of the Board, SW.E. RUBLETÉ,

Hongkong, 24h. July 1977,

Flying Dutchman.

Ayling.factured by The

Optical Co.'suCCORSO Lo, scientifs opti 53 Queen's Ros

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